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Vintage Tape (Audio), Cassette, Wire and Magnetic Disc Recorders and Players Open-reel tape recorders, cassette recorders, 8-track players etc. |
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13th Oct 2020, 10:36 pm | #21 |
Heptode
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Re: Sony TC800
Thank you very much for that
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13th Oct 2020, 11:38 pm | #22 | |
Dekatron
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Madrid, Spain / Wirral, UK
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Re: Sony TC800
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You can find a fig. 8 panel mount socket with the eyelets/screw holes plus internal battery disconnection leaf switch on some old radio/cassette player form a boot sale or wherever. I just left the 12v lead insulated and disconnected (I suppose if you wanted you could fit a DC 'barrel' connector somewhere to keep the 12v option). In my opinion it is far more likely that such machines will survive if this mod is done. Not only are they more usable but also less likey to have someone un-technical shove 240 volts into the wrong pins at some later date and blow it up. Be sure to look at the circuit/schematic and/or trace the wires so you know exactly what goes where.
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14th Oct 2020, 12:26 am | #23 |
Octode
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Perth, Western Australia
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Re: Sony TC800
From memory I also left the 12v wires disconnected and insulated. I agree with Ben. These days with far better portable battery powered recorders available, tape machines will most likely be used indoors powered from mains and for digitising to make the old recordings accessible today. I have other battery powered portables. I've never fitted batteries.
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14th Oct 2020, 5:07 pm | #24 |
Dekatron
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Re: Sony TC800
Easy to find loads of new figure of 8 chassis (IEC C8) mains connectors but not easy to track down a new figure of 8 chassis connector with integral battery disconnection switch, someone must sell them.
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18th Oct 2020, 7:59 pm | #25 |
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Re: Sony TC800
From my notes:
SONY TC800 PORTABLE R2R -REPLACE SONY 4 PIN AC/DC CONNECTOR WITH SWITCHED FIG8 TYPE. NOTE PINOUT: 2X WHITE WIRES: 240V IN RED WIRE TOP OF DC SW AND ORANGE/BROWN TO OTHER PIN OF DC SW. DISREGARD BLACK WIRE AS SKT NOT TO BE USED FOR 12V INPUT.
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